Combination-tool.



No. 698,6ol. Patented Apr. 29, |902.

.1. wEATHERs.

(INIBINATIONr TOUL. (Application filed Nov. 25, 1901.) (No Model.)

l" QQ, HUI du!" UNITED STATESI PATENT I FFICE.

JAMES VVEATI-IERS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNA. ROBBINS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 698,601, dated April 29, 1902.

Application filed November 25, 19101.: Serial NoiBSlS. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom) t may concern.'

Beit known that I, JAMES W EATHERS,a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and nsethe invention is to provide a tool that is ca-` pable of satisfactory use for a variety of purposes. y

I accomplish Athe objects of 'the invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention ready for use as an anvil, vise, and pipe holder or cutter; Fig. 2, a side elevation of same adapted for use as a drill; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical central section of the drill with the anvil removed and a modified form of bearing-block substituted in its stead; Fig. 4, a vertical transverse section of base between the head and the bearing-block in Fig. 3 looking toward the bearing-block; Fig. 5, a vertical section through the screw and sliding jaw; Fig. 6, a perspectiveview of a removable jaw used to grip a pipe in the pipeholder of my device, and Fig. 7 a perspective` end pieces, for the reason that e the Woodenl blocks can be shaved down'if the base should be too wide and new blocks readily obtained andsubstituted when required. .The base is secured by the bolts b2 to the table A. The sides b4 b4 have transverse holes to receive pins d.

yE is the head-block, having flanges e e, be-

tween which the base B is located. The ianges have ears el, with perforations through which theblock is bolted` to thetable, or the block may be secured to the base by passing one of the pins d through openings in the flanges and base. The plate e', connecting the flan ges e c, has the central vertical flange e2, culminating at the top with the cylindrical head e5, having a screw-threaded bore in which takes the 6o screw C. This screw is rotated by the hand- Wheel C. The screw is hollow to receive the drill-shaft F. The shaftF has an enlargement at one end to form the head G, which has a socket to receive and hold a drill g. The

opposite end of the shaft F from the head has the hand-crank G. Between the screw O and the head G is the disk g',of greater diameter than the diameter of a hole in the standard h of a jaw I-I, into and through `which the head 7o back'by the screw. When the tool is to be 8o used as a drill, the jaw will be removed, which removal is made easy by withdrawing the pin ge'.

J is an anvil having the hornj and hardyhold, in which the hardy j' isinserted. The 85 projecting end of the anvil opposite the horn forms the mating jaw with" the f-jaw I-I to form avise. The lowerl web or body of the anvil makes a close sliding lit between the parallel bars of the base B and has the lateral projec- 9o tions f, overlapping the top edges of said parallel bars. This bottom part has an extension jltapered toward the top on its under side and provided with a series of transverse grooves j7 on its upper side,which form seats 95 `for one of the pins d, whereby the anvil is Llocked in a fixed positionof 'the base, as required when used as part of a vise or as a stop for holding work when used as a drill. When used as a drill, a bearing-board Z is placed rco with its end in one of the grooves j? and its top bearing against the top of the anvll, as

The base h' 75 shown in Fig. 2. The middle web of the an- Vil has the triangular opening I, which, together With a set-screw t', entering it from the end'of the web under the horn, forms a pipeholder. The pipe K is passed through the triangular opening and is forced into the opposite angle by the set-screw. A clampingplate m, caught between the pipe and end of the screw, has sharp edges which engage theV pipe and additionally hold it. By replacing the plate m by a plate fn, having cutters p p, the pipe can be out by rotating it against the cutters.

As it is often desirable to drill holes in objects that cannot be brought to the bench, I make my device portable by removing the bolts that secure it to the bench, and to make it lighter and more convenient to handle I remove the anvil and substitute the block R therefor. This block has a base like that of the anvil, with the exception that the middle under portion is cut away so as to produce two parallel side bars r r with opposite notches instead of grooves to receive the pin d. The standard r' has a middle vertical slot d3 for the drill to enter. The dotted lines in Fig. 3 show the manner in which the block is tilted to disengage the holes from the pin d and enable the block to be moved quickly without the trouble of changing the pin. The anvil is constructed in the same manner in this respect, so as to be quickly adjusted.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and Wish to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a combination-tool, a base comprising a pair of iron bars held parallel by end blocks,

a head having parallel anges between which said base is removably secured, said head having a sliding jaw, a shaft removably secured to the jaw, a screw having a longitudinal bore in which said shaft is mounted, said screw being held in a threaded portion of lthe head, a second block having a lower portion making slidin g tit between the bars of the base and having its upper portion formed into a vise-jaw to mate with the sliding jaw, the lower portion of said block havinga pro- 2. In a combination-tool, a base comprising a pair of flat iron bars turned edge up and held parallel by end blocks to which the bars are bolted, said bars having a plurality of holes in opposite pairs, a head having a pair of parallel flanges between which the base is removably secured, a horizontal plate on said head, a sliding jaw located thereon and having lugs to engage the edges of the plate, an extension of the head above the plate having a screw-threaded bore longitudinally of the base, a threaded sleeve screwing in said bore said sleeve having a longitudinal bore and having a hand-wheel at one end, a shaft seated in the bore of the sleeve having a removable transverse pin to secure the sliding jaw to the shaft, a block seated between the bars of the base having side iianges resting on the base, a projecting portion tapering toward its outer end having top indentations to engage a cross-pin, a cross-pin in a pair of the holes of the base to engage the indentations of said block extension, the upper portion of said block being formed to act as a vise-jaw -to mate with the sliding jaw.

3. The combination of a pair of parallel bars, a head-block secured in a fixed manner thereto, a screw-shaft carried by said headblock to move a vise-head orl a drill longitudinally of said bars, and a tail-block seated between the bars and extending up to form a bearing for the vise or drill and having a proj ectin g portion with top indentations and apin passing through said bars and engaging one of said indentations to prevent longitudinal movement of said tail-block.

In witness whereoi:l I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 8th day of November, A. D. 1901.

' JAMES WEATHERS. Witnesses:

J. A. MINTURN,

S. MAHLON UNGER. 

